Central Missouri State University - Admission Criteria

• Academic ranking criteria for this college is listed below. Academic criteria are ranked in order of importance from 1 (Most important) through 5 (Least important) or N (Not relevant).

  Rank	Criterion
  2	Secondary School Record
  1	Class Rank
  4	School's Recommendation
  3	Standardized Test Scores
  N	Essay

• The following non-academic criteria are indicated as E (Emphasized), I (Important), C Considered, or N (Not relevant).

  Rank	Criterion
  C	Character and Personality
  N	Extracurricular participation
  N	Particular talent or ability
  N	Geographical distribution
  C	Alumni/ae relationship

High School GPA and Class Rank

• Following is a breakdown of the high school class rank of enrolled freshmen.

  Rank	Percent
  Top fifth	27%
  Second fifth	28%
  Third fifth	26%
  Fourth fifth	12%
  Bottom fifth	2%
  Unknown	5%

Standardized Test Score Criteria

• The majority of accepted applicants took the ACT test.
• Here are the scores of enrolled freshmen who took the ACT:

  Score	English	Math	Composite
  30-36	n/a	n/a	3%
  24-29	n/a	n/a	21%
  18-23	n/a	n/a	50%
  12-17	n/a	n/a	20%
  No Score	n/a	n/a	6%